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  1. The Dreaded Group Projects

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the link! I love the pie charts hahaha. So true

  2. The Dreaded Group Projects

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in General Students

    @joseq - thank you for your reply. Your advice has been basically what I've been having to do. It truly does seem unfair, but I guess I at least can have some self pride unlike they can, knowing I'm...

  3. 2015 Rn pay per hour

    naptimeRN replied to Nikku's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Buffalo NY area. Small rural hospital- about 28.50 base with 3 years experience. Our differentials are terrible. I think like 50 cents/hr for weekend and .75 for eves/nights. If that. I am per diem...

  4. RN to BSN big problem or....?

    naptimeRN replied to Malika67's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am doing the RN to BSN through a State University in my own state. It's way cheaper than private universities. It will be about 9k total. It's all online. It's a heck of a lot of work compared to...

  5. BSN- worth the extra time for little extra salary?

    naptimeRN replied to trebleclefmama's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    In my area, many job posts have the whole "BSN preferred" line in the "requirements". I have applied to and have been offered at least three of these such jobs and I only have my ADN at the moment. I...

  6. What age did you complete your BSN or ASN?

    naptimeRN replied to mee9mee9's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    RN-24 BSN-working on w/age at expected finish in May

  7. Upstate Jobs

    naptimeRN replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in New York Nursing

    I'm from the Buffalo area. Have worked at a hospital in the medical campus downtown, also worked in an outpatient setting, and now work in a small rural hospital just outside of Buffalo. There is a...

  8. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    naptimeRN replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Another point before I go cry myself to sleep.. The point on "anyone can be a nurse". Sure, anyone can really do any job if they applied themselves. People are capable of many things. That doesn't...

  9. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    naptimeRN replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    It's not even the article that gets my blood churning... It's the comments. Why.. Why did I read the comments!? While I feel slightly offended, I must remember these people are trolling from behind a...

  10. Nurses, how do you view your job?

    naptimeRN replied to 8*P23J's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Right on point. I'm happy to be reading some of these posts and see I'm not the only one who has always thought this way. I remember in nursing school I would silently sit there wondering if...

  11. Nurses, how do you view your job?

    naptimeRN replied to 8*P23J's topic in General Nursing

    Good lord, amen. Could not have said it any better

  12. Should I wait to have a baby?

    naptimeRN replied to AHobbs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are you going to be working too? I had a friend in nursing school who had a baby in between second and third semester. She did just fine. But she didn't work. I think working, school, and baby would...

  13. does every rn out there hate their job? sonography/x-ray tech instead?

    naptimeRN replied to Bailando's topic in General Nursing

    You will always get a huge variety of answers when asking anyone on any field of they like their job. I am an RN and I don't necessarily love my job by any means, but it has it's perks. There are so...

  14. Nursing loans really that bad? 120K

    naptimeRN replied to nursequery1's topic in General Students

    I paid about 6k for my ADN at a community college and will pay about 10k for my RN to BSN at a state university. I worked during my ADN and didn't have to take out loans. I didn't go to NYU but I am...

  15. Per Diem as a new grad??

    naptimeRN replied to blueberrypancakesforever's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Being per diem is the only thing that makes hospital nursing tolerable to me😜 Really though, it's nice having control over your schedule. There are a lot of topics on this and you will see...

  16. Competition in Clinic Jobs?

    naptimeRN replied to kmreid's topic in Nursing Career

    Hello. I work in a urology clinic. I got the job about 1.5 years into being an RN. Right now I have an ADN not BSN. I started in a hospital (still work there per diem). In terms of getting the clinic...

  17. Quitting 74K RN job for a 30K vet tech job? Advice please!

    naptimeRN replied to RNCDN's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't think a job is worth losing your quality of life over. If it is causing you that much emotional toll, is the pay really worth it? I know we need to eat, but if you can find something that pays...

  18. Should I take time off? Help!

    naptimeRN replied to trauma_lama's topic in Nursing Career

    Per diem. I love it and plan to quit my part time job and stick strictly with my per diem job when my child is born. There is something about making your own schedule that makes hospital nursing very...

  19. Office vs hospital?

    naptimeRN replied to mkrn32's topic in Nursing Career

    I work in both settings. The clinic I work in is primarily surgical. The hospital and the ambulatory job both have pros and cons. If I had to choose which one job I would keep over the other, it would...

  20. I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

    naptimeRN replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

    I had a logo on my white sneakers during nursing school that had a very thin and very light grey border stitching. My clinical instructor told me I had to white it out. Silly? I certainly think so....

  21. What is the appeal of the hospital?

    naptimeRN replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There are positives and negatives to both outpatient and inpatient. Generally, at least in my area, inpatient pays better. Also, based on my experiences, inpatient offers more variety and experiences....

  22. Acute care versus outpatient

    naptimeRN replied to RunBabyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    RunbabyRN, If you need the money from the job, it may not be a bad idea to take it. It is nice working a Monday through Friday job and outpatient jobs are generally (not always) a bit less stressful...

  23. Easy Stats class

    naptimeRN replied to sunny3429's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I just finished an online statistics class. It was very time consuming. It wasn't super difficult, but it surely wasn't easy either. It involves a lot of studying, concepts, memorization, and...

  24. Chemical exposures & Pregnancy

    naptimeRN posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hello all! I am newly pregnant and am an RN working in a Urology Outpatient Clinic. We sterilize the cystoscopes and other equipment with Glutaraldehyde sterilizing solution. I am concerned about the...

  25. Chemical exposures & Pregnancy

    naptimeRN replied to naptimeRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I wear a lead apron and thyroid cover when in the room with fluoroscopy. I just recently found out I was pregnant, so I will be wearing two dosimeter badges which was discussed, but I am not sure how...